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October 18, 2003 Saturday Sha'aban 21, 1424 KARACHI: CM’s order on status of Sabzimandi ignored KARACHI, Oct 17: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar’s decision to transfer of the management of the New Sabzimandi from agriculture department to the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) in accordance with... KARACHI: Insurers blame KPT, govt for Tasman disaster KARACHI, Oct 17: While findings of the official preliminary inquiry in the grounding of Tasman Spirit are yet to be made public, the American Club, the protection and indemnity insurers for... KARACHI: Dawn Young World contest opens today KARACHI, Oct 17: A Young World “Karachi — City of Our Future, 2003” competition, organized by Dawn, opens on Saturday at the City School PAF Chapter, Karachi. It will be attended... KARACHI: Steps urged to protect skilled workers KARACHI, Oct 17: Experts at the concluding session of a seminar on “Occupational health, safety and environment” on Friday called for lawmaking to effectively deal with natural calamities and emergency situations... KARACHI: Patient’s death JPMC probe finds no negligence of doctors KARACHI, Oct 17: A preliminary inquiry conducted by the administration of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre — in the case involving alleged negligence towards a patient who died last week —... KARACHI: Asif’s plea granted KARACHI, Oct 17: District and Sessions Judge Central Karachi, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, on Friday ordered the state counsel to provide prosecution copies to the defence side in the Justice Nizam... KARACHI: Man dies after taking poisonous food KARACHI, Oct 17: A young man died of suspected poisoning after consuming food item at a shrine in Saeedabad on Friday.... KARACHI: Innovative methods of teaching discussed KARACHI, Oct 17: Speakers at a seminar, on Friday, called for adoption of innovative methods of teaching aiming at meaningful personality development of the youth.... KARACHI: PFA calls for comprehensive policy on shrimp farming KARACHI, Oct 17: The Pakistan Fisheries Association has demanded that the potable water scarcity problem in coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan be solved on emergency basis and the dredging of... KARACHI: Repeal of Hudood Ord opposed KARACHI, Oct 17: The women wing of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Karachi, organized a literary dialogue on “Hudood Ordinance in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah”, here on Friday.... KARACHI: A book on cancer launched KARACHI: Cancer: Tehqeeq ke aenay maen, a valuable book compiled jointly by two practising doctors, was presented by the Medical and Social Welfare Committee at the Pakistan Arts Council on Thursday.... KARACHI: Palm oil extraction KARACHI, Oct 17: Sindh minister for planning and development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari has emphasised on installation of palm-oil extraction plants so that local growers do not suffer due to lack... KARACHI: Poster contest KARACHI, Oct 17: Maliha Basheer from the North City School of Art, clinched the first prize in the poster contest on ‘maternal morbidity,’ jointly organized by the Pakistan National Forum on... KARACHI: Hakim Said’s role as physician praised KARACHI, Oct 17: Hakim Mohammed Said Shaheed treated more patients than any doctor or Hakim in Pakistan. From early in the morning till late in the afternoon he saw patients.... KARACHI: PPP to table motion against NA speaker KARACHI, Oct 17: The Pakistan Peoples Party is considering to table a motion in the Senate against the National Assembly speaker for violating the privilege of the Parliament by constituting a... KARACHI: NIC must for voters in indirect polls: EC KARACHI, Oct 17: The production of national identity cards at the polling station has been made compulsory under the law for indirect election.... KARACHI: Meeting on mass transit today KARACHI, Oct 17: All set for pre-bid meeting, scheduled to be held on Saturday, with pre-qualified firms interested in the implementation of Rail-based Mass Transit Project for priority Corridor-I from Sohrab... KARACHI: Misleading petition: NGO fined KARACHI, Oct 17: The Sindh High Court asked a petitioner society on Friday to pay Rs 10,000 each to the Karachi Building Control Authority and an owner/builder if it wanted to... KARACHI: Asif ready to help resolve crisis if army steps down KARACHI, Oct 17: Mr Asif Ali Zardari, on Friday offered to play a role, in the national interest, in clearing political morass, if Gen Pervez Musharraf was willing to negotiate with... KARACHI: Seminar held on bioremediation KARACHI, Oct 17: Preliminary results of the study on the oil- affected sand and water samples, collected from Clifton beach and the area around the grounded Tasman Spirit, were presented at... KARACHI: Efforts on for improving police-public relations: Ibad KARACHI, Oct 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that solid steps were being taken to restore people’s confidence in police and for improving law and order situation with the... HYDERABAD: Wildlife officials recover species of rare birds HYDERABAD, Oct 17: The Sindh Wildlife department officials seized rare species of birds on Thursday and Friday in two separate cases amid injuries to two officials.... HYDERABAD: Proper use of water resources urged HYDERABAD, Oct 17: The president, Sindh Water Committee, Rasool Bux Palijo, has demanded that the malpractice in the distribution of water resources should be investigated by some international agency.... SUKKUR: Journalists call off protest SUKKUR, Oct 17: The journalists of Sukkur division have called off their protest call of Saturday as the AIG Police, Sukkur range, has withdrawn his orders about the shifting of investigation... HYDERABAD: Nazim flays registration of FIR against officers HYDERABAD, Oct 17: The Taluka Nazim, Latifabad, Abdul Jabbar Khan, has condemned the registration of an FIR at the Hussainabad police station against the municipal officer, Latifabad, Abdul Hameed Rajput, Taluka... HYDERABAD: Collection of Abiana starts from Nov 1 HYDERABAD, Oct 17: The collection of Abiana for the Kharif season 2003 in the Left Bank Canal Command Area will be started under a new system by the Area Water Board... HYDERABAD: Book on Pakistan to be launched on 20th HYDERABAD, Oct 17: Preserving Pakistan’s Past: Notes on Archival Resources and Management, a book written by Martin Moir, will be launched at a ceremony at the Institute of Sindhology, University of... PESHAWAR: Rs247m allocated for PTAs PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Over Rs247 million have been earmarked for the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs) formed in more than 20,000 public sector primary schools of the NWFP to carry out development works... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt to file FIR against child molesters PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The NWFP government is considering registering an FIR against the gang involved in the sexual abuse of students in the Government City Higher Secondary School for Boys No.... PESHAWAR: Bid to smuggle heroin foiled PESHAWAR, Oct 17: A courier company has detected a large quantity of narcotics in two consignments booked for England, sources told Dawn here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: NGOs urged to work devotedly PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has urged non-governmental organizations to establish their credibility among the masses and carry on their welfare-oriented activities with sincerity, uprightness and devotion.... PESHAWAR: Six sentenced to death PESHAWAR,  Oct 17: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday awarded death penalty to six people involved in a dacoity in Nowshera....

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